Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger called on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden to be softer with China. He is quoted by The Hill.
“I think that a coalition aimed against a specific country is unreasonable, and a coalition to prevent threats is needed where the situation requires,” he said, expressing his concern about the future administration’s policy towards Beijing. The former secretary of state fears Biden will create an alliance against China.
Kissinger believes that the method of communication of the current US President Donald Trump with the Chinese side was confrontation, since the Republican was worried about the “unbalanced evolution of the world economy.” The Hill notes that the politician “does not want to see” the danger posed by Beijing.
On November 25, Chinese leader Xi Jinping personally congratulated Biden on his election. He noted that the sustainable development of US-China relations is in the interests of both countries.
Henry Kissinger is an American statesman, diplomat and expert in international relations. From 1969-1975, he served as National Security Advisor to the United States, and from 1973 to 1977 he headed the State Department. Kissinger is considered the initiator of the “detente” policy in relations between the United States and the USSR. In 1973 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.